You can use #hashtags on Bear blogs now. https://octothorpes.bearblog.dev/you-can-use-hashtags-on-your-bear-blog-now/ #bearblog #octothorpes #indieweb
Really been getting inspired by @EposVox videos lately.
Breaking Point: Why I've 100% ditched Windows
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RbvmtnWe2cw
My entry for this month's #IndieWeb Carnival, hosted by @vhbelvadi
On achieving goals, by managing friction: https://nizzlay.com/blog/achieving-goals-using-friction/
(Yes it's late, but technically it's still January for a couple more minutes)
I added a blogroll to my site! reillyspitzfaden.com/blogroll/
I love the idea of prioritizing curation and human recommendation over the search engines and recommendation algorithms that are failing us, so here are some of my favorites.
#Blog #Blogging #Curation #IndieWeb #Retro #Web
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Indieweb Carnival Jan 2025: Friction
My submission for Januaryās Indieweb Carnival on @vhbelvadiās selected topic of friction.
https://benjamin.parry.is/writing/2025/01/indieweb-carnival-friction/
#IndiewebCarnival #indieweb #friction
Just in the nick of time, in this time zone at least! š ā
@hertg @shellsharks I literally had this toot bookmarked so I could come here and blather on about the #Indieweb, I just had to finish lunch first. But glad hertg beat me to it!
I think webrings are set to make a huge comeback, and they certainly have many federated/social qualities. Webrings are one component of the larger Indieweb, which has many other mechanisms for socializing and discovery!
For example, take a look at this writeup - "RSS blogrolls are a federated social network" (https://alexsci.com/blog/blogroll-network/). It talks about how a #blogroll can extend a regular #rss feed, adding federated "discovery" capabilities to an indieweb site. It's a cool idea! And vibes very much with what you're talking about here. I'm actually working on fixing up my own blogroll in the spirit of what this article talks about.
So yeah, build a site, be part of a web ring, make yourself a blogroll, link to other peoples sites.
Also @mttaggart , if you're spinning up a webring, I'm in.
Going to FOSDEM!
Looking forward earing and discussing about the small/smol/simple/indie web.
At first sight, i've only seen Dillo presentation related to this topic?
https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4100-resurrecting-the-minimalistic-dillo-web-browser/
PS: I can also assist with any questionquestion or bug report about Firefox DevTools.
Is anyone doing āthis week in #indiewebā type of newsletter? Iād love to know what is the buzz.
How I use social media, and why Mastodon is still No.1 forĀ me
The past few weeks have been overwhelming for me, as I indicated in my post I am social media burned out. With work ramping up again after the Christmas holidays and having to prepare for Chinese New Year, life was not only a whirlwind, but somehow, I became consumed by social media.
From January 1st until now, Iāve been glued to my phone. It started with Weibo, catching up on drama surrounding a couple of actors, and then it spiraled into the red note migrationāLittle Red Book. I couldnāt tear myself away.
I actually wrote about this in my Substack. (Iāve been so busy I just didnāt copy my newsletter over to the blog as usual. Apologies, my friends!)
- The risky, scary business of Chinese entertainment (where I wrote about why I was consumed by my Weibo feed for the first half of January)
- TikTok refugees flee to āRed Noteā
I tried to focus on work, but it was impossible. Social media just pulled me in and wouldnāt let go. Itās frustrating to feel so out of control, knowing full well that this isnāt good for me. Iāve been stuck in this cycle of endless scrolling, switching apps, and I can only tentatively say Iām emerging from my stupor only now.
Anyway, this time gave me another push to evaluate my usage of social media. By the way, Iām not one of those people who want to eliminate social media use altogether. Itās not sustainable to be 100% off social media.
Instead, I hope to get a more balanced way to interact with them.
English social media
One positive factor stands out for me: I do not use Meta products like Facebook, Instagram, or Threads. Thatās like a lionās share of commercial social media already.
This isnāt due to some grand ideological stance against billionaires or their companies. Malaysians are practical peopleāwe use what serves us, and Iām the same. But the blunt truth is Meta platforms are useless, toxic and donāt serve me at all.
Facebook feels like a giant soap opera I didnāt sign up for. It bombards me with updates about acquaintancesā lives. Acquaintances that, if I were to be honest, Iām not particularly interested to know about, and who overshares way too much.
If Facebook was functional, thereād be an RSS feed for only the people or groups I actually care about. But no, itās a mess of private lives, poorly moderated content, ugly ads. It takes precious cognitive power to sift through what really matters to me.
But in general, the whole point of the app is lost on me due to my personality. I donāt really want to know about other peopleās lives. Iād much rather meet a friend over coffee than scroll through updates on their daily lives.
As for Instagram and Threads, I never found the appeal. Instagramās visual bombardment overwhelms me, and Threads felt like just another platform throwing vile content my way. Iām only on Instagram to send one friend cat videos.
X? Well, I scroll my favourite follows since theyāre still stubbornly there, but I barely am there because its toxicity is insane.
Tiktok? Never had an account. The brainrot content there destroys my brain and people whinge too much over there.
Reddit. Honestly, if I wasnāt the moderator of a subreddit, I wouldāve been off that site ages ago. Itās incredibly toxic, full of racism and other awfulness. And as a moderator, while members are benefiting from my moderation, I get exposed to the worst of the worst. Trolls that harass you in DMs, spread rumours and cause trouble in the sub. I canāt wait for retirement.
I donāt interact with many subreddits. At most three at a time, and they are incredibly boring, geeky subs like r/ObsidianMD where the hottest āargumentā would be a discussion about folders vs no folders. Needless to say, I stay away from all political subs.
Substack Notes started off as a tolerable space, but now my āfor you pageā is filled with negativity, doomerism and far too many Americans complaining about everything. (Itās a very America-dominated platform and their favourite past time there is to rail against something I guess.) However, if you get off Notes and just dwell in the comment spaces of newsletters you follow, it gets better.
All in all, Substack remains a mixed bag. Sometimes, I find inspiring content. Other times, the feed floods me with mean-spirited posts, especially those filled racist, anti-China sentiments. (Sigh, the algorithm thinks that since I like content about China, sinophobic content is just fine.)
The biggest issue I have with all the commercial social media is that I canāt control the feed, and that lack of control makes it harder to fully enjoy.
Thereās something inherently combative about Western social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The people there often seem mean-spirited, and the overall experience feels hostile. Whether itās endless complaints or offensive posts, English-speaking social media feels like it thrives on conflict.
Chinese social media
Xiao Hong Shu (Little Red Book) appeals to me with its focus on art, inspiration, and beauty. I also enjoy the occasional robust discussions between Americans and Chinese people since the migration happened. But thereās still toxicity. Despite what Americans think, not all Chinese people are nice, and some will make that known. But the good thing about XHS is that it has robust moderation (when you report someone for bad behaviour, they do take action. Also, the agorithm is very responsive.)
Weibo: Chinaās Twitter. Also toxic. Only saving grace is that I donāt have to endure Sinophobia and the moderation is stricter than the dumpster fire that is Twitter (or whatever itās calling itself these days).
However, if you want to watch a mass of people (and bots) spreading rumours, cyber bullying and destroying careers and lives (and celebrating the aftermath) ā itās a great place to be!
But thereās no denying that Weibo is a great place to be if you want to see Chinese perspectives about international or Chinese news. The only way to manage Weibo healthily is to carefully curate your feed and follow the most civil content creators. (Though no guarantee the comments donāt get mean. They almost always do.)
I usually just use Weibo to see whatās trending in China (news). I avoid the Entertainment tab because this is where the most cyberbullying happens.
Social media that works and is good for your mental health
Mastodon
Thereās Mastodonāmy one saving grace in the chaotic world of social media. Itās peaceful, sane, and manageableāall because I can carefully cultivate my feed due to a series of filters to avoid content I consider toxic and to mute/block people that are hostile. The people I interact with are rational, and the small, curated community Iāve built brings me genuine joy.
I donāt care about having thousands of followers. For me, itās about quality. The 20 or so people I follow are enough. Mastodon allows me to block or mute negativity effortlessly. Itās a haven where I feel in control.
This blog
Lately, Iāve been thinking more and more about retreating to my blog. I look at bloggers like Todd Tyrtle and Scalzi, whoāve turned their websites into their base of operations, and it inspires me. Mastodon makes it easy to blurt out thoughts, but thereās something satisfying about compiling those thoughts into structured blog posts where I can keep forever.
Maybe I can find a balanceāposting spontaneously on Mastodon but revisiting and expanding those ideas on my blog, like I described in the blog post about the PESOS method of content management.
The only problem with blogs is that itās very difficult for me to get people to really engage with me. Fortunately, wordpress.com has Mastodon connectivity, so thereās two-way communication.
Also thanks to dominance of content marketing blogs, blogs like mine are just hard to find. So until this changes, Iād have to continue āpushingā my content to social media.
Marginalia Search is a digital tool that is actually, deeply useful and necessary. Itās also super cool to explore.
Procrastination warning!
#InternetProcrastination #search #MarginaliaSearch #WebSearch #Marginalia #indieWeb #WebDev
Finally published my #IndieWebCarnival post on #friction in the #IndieWeb and #fediverse. Talk about self-imposed friction!
An accessibility ready theme for BearBlog https://codeberg.org/travis-jeans/Cyanotype-Bear-Blog-Theme #Blog #Blogging #CSS #WebDev #IndieWeb #Accessibility #A11y
I spruced up my Bookmarks page and my Playlists page.
https://cool-as-heck.blog/bookmarks/
Thank you Firefox for finally (2024-10) implementing a feature that Chrome has had for a ... A tiny bit... (2020-02)
And it is not even a large one. We are talking about Text-Fragments.
This stuff here:
https://lucidragons.de/projects/lucy/TODO.md#:~:text=huggable
If this scrolls down to a marked keyphrase, congrats, your browser has a useful feature!
At least nested CSS is out properly now. I wonder how we ever survived without it...
(Ignoring SCSS)
Notes from today's #IndieWeb #FrontEnd Study Hall have been posted to the indieweb wiki. A terrific conversation, debugging session, history lesson, playtime. Thanks all who participated! https://indieweb.org/events/2025-01-30-front-end-study-hall
The #IndieWeb Carnival round-up for January 2025 is here, with wonderful contributions from @etp , @hamatti, @artlung, @aleemshaun, @is and many more. Thanks to everyone for contributingāitās been a pleasure hosting the carnival this month.
https://vhbelvadi.com/indieweb-carnival-roundup-2025
Don't forget there's still a little over a day left if you'd like to contribute as well.
cc: @resources @thisweekinIndieweb
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